29 Dec 2010

Europeans dominate field at New Caledonia tennis tournament

11:41 am on 29 December 2010

French players are expected to dominate New Caledonia's international tennis tournament which opens on New Year's Day.

Marc Gisquel is seen as the top attraction in a field dominated by Europeans preparing for the Australian season.

Among them will be Gilles Mueller of Luxembourg.

The 2009 champion, Florian Mayer of Germany, has reached the top 40 in the world and cannot compete as the Noumea tournament is open to players ranked between 50 and 300.

The winner will get 75,000 US dollars